Ken Finn

Guest Speaker
Position: Educator
The idea of partners coming together to share their experiences and knowledge really excites me. Personally, my interactions with ExNET staff have helped to re-inspire and re-invigorate me, and I hope that we can capture the same spirit in these workshops. To that end, we want these workshops to be sharing sessions. Some of the workshops will be led by folks at the Exploratorium, others by staff at other partners, and some jointly. Although the workshop topics may vary, I hope the spirit will remain the same. Fresh ideas are always welcome, so please contact me with any workshop topic ideas or comments.

Dr. Paul Doherty

Guest Speaker
Position: Senior Scientist

I am a physicist, teacher, author, and rock climber. After graduating summa cum laude from from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT class of 1970, physics) I earned my Ph.D. in solid-state physics from MIT in 1974. As a tenured professor of physics at Oakland University, 1974 through 1986, I taught a wide range of science courses, including physics, astronomy, geology, electronics, computer programming, and meteorology. In 1986, I came to the Exploratorium Teacher Institute and began my exhibit-based explorations in science. I became the co-director of the Teacher Institute in 1990 and the founding director of the Center for Teaching and Learning in 1992. Since 1997 I have been a senior staff scientist at the Exploratorium. To get a sense of Paul's adventuresome side, take a look at his excellent web site

Dr. Thomas Humphrey

Guest Speaker, The Exploratorium
Postition: Senior Scientist
Thomas is a nuclear physicist with a PhD from the California Institute of Technology. He is the recipient of numerous research grants from the National Science Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Smithsonian Institution, the Rockefeller Foundation, the Ford Foundation, and others. He worked with Frank Oppenheimer, the founder/director, on the creation and development of the first programs at the Exploratorium. He is also a sculptor, and his work has been exhibited in the Bay Area and Cleveland, Ohio. exhibited in the Bay Area and Cleveland, Ohio. Weblink to Thomas being interviewed about the Explo's new Hearing collection.

Peter Richards

Guest Speaker, The Exploratoruim
Position: Senior Artist
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As a long-term Artist in Residence at the Exploratorium (an innovative science museum in San Francisco, California) Peter Richards shares his enthusiasm for nature and the elements through his work. His engaging outdoor public sculptures and immersive landscaped environments bring such phenomena as wind and tidal movement into a larger cultural context.

Outdoor Team

Our ecclectic team of artists, exhibit developers, and scientists is looking forward to discussing outdoor exhibits at our Ft. Mason offices. We're still early in our development process, so you'll see a lot of sketches, new ideas, and abandoned ideas around. We'll be spending time in the studio and walking about the site.

Eric Dimond

Position: Lead Exhibit Developer
Current Projects: Eric is a lead developer on the "Geometry Playground" grant and one of the museum's most seasoned exhibit developers. He has worked on a number of large exhibt development projects including the newly opened "Hearing" section located on the mezzanine level. He has a degree in biology, has completed large scale public artworks in San Francisco, and has recently returned to school to complete a degree in physics. He was also a Ducati motorcycle mechanic in a former life and has the tools to prove it.

Julie Yu

Guest Speaker
Position: Postdoctoral Fellow Julie is the principal investigator of a grant to develop hands-on math and science activities for middle and high school classrooms with the Exploratorium’s Teacher Institute. She received a PhD in chemical engineering and molecular biology at the University of California, Berkeley and was previously a classroom teacher.

Dr. Sebastian Martin

Guest Speaker
Position: Sebastian Martin is a visiting researcher from Germany. He is an exhibit developer, geologist, and educator working closely with our P.I.E. group here at the Exploratorium. You can learn more about his dynamic work here:website